In-depth Feature, Runway Safety
Rules on instrument approaches are too complicated, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says.
Pilots cannot be permitted to fly low visibility approaches in which they “go have a look,” hoping to glimpse a runway in instrument meteorological conditions, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) Chair Kathy Fox says.
Accident/Incident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
The NTSB faulted the 737 crew’s decision to land on a short runway with a tail wind in conditions conducive to wind shear.
Accident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
The EMB145 crew continued the descent past decision altitude even though snow had obscured their view of the runway.
For nearly one minute, an Embraer 190’s transponder falsely indicated that the airplane had lifted off, leading ATC to clear a Boeing 777 for takeoff on the occupied runway.
